Washington's Laws Governing Nonpoint Pollution

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See Washington State Department of Ecology's Index of Laws and Index of Rules

Adapted From Table 3.4, Chapter 3 - A Summary of Laws Controlling Nonpoint Pollution in Washington State ( Page 29 of document) in Washington's Water Quality Management Plan to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution - Final (), Department of Ecology, Publication Number 99-26 April 2000. The publication was revised in 2005, but did not include a list of statutes.

Statutory Title of Chapter & Information on WebSee Also DOE Index of Laws	Chapter in RCW	Chapters in WAC of Regulations See Also DOE Index of Rules
Administrative Procedures Act	RCW 34.05
Aquatic Lands -- In General Department of Ecology Shorelands and Environmental Assistance	RCW 79.90
Aquatic Lands--Easements and Rights of Way	RCW 79.91
Aquatic Lands--Harbor Areas	RCW 79.92
Aquatic Lands--Waterways and Streets	RCW 79.93
Aquatic Lands--Tidelands and Shorelands	RCW 79.94
Aquatic Lands--Beds of Navigable Waters	RCW 79.95
Aquatic Lands--Oysters, Geoducks, Shellfish and Other Aquacultural Uses	RCW 79.96
Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources	RCW 15.92
Clean Air Washington Act Department of Ecology Air Quality Program	RCW 70.94
Conservation Districts Law Washington State Conservation Commission	RCW 89.08
Construction Projects in State Waters "Hydraulic Code"	RCW 77.55	WAC 220.110
Dairy Nutrient Management Act	RCW 90.64	none
Department of Ecology Department of Ecology	RCW 43.21A	none
Environmental and Forest Restoration Act	RCW 43.21J	none
Forest Practices Act Forest Practices Division - DNR	RCW 76.09	WAC 173-202, WAC 222-24, WAC 222-30, WAC 222-34, WAC 222-38
Growth Management Act Growth Management Services - Washington State Deptartment of Commerce	RCW 36.70A
Hazardous Substance Information Department of Ecology Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction	RCW 70.102	none
Hazardous Waste Management Act Department of Ecology Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction	RCW 70.105	WAC 173-303
Highway Related Storm Water Control	RCW 90.78
Integrated Pest Management	RCW 17.15
Marine Plastic Debris	RCW 79.81
Model Toxics Control Act Department of Ecology Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction	RCW 70.105D	WAC 173-340
Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response Act Spills - Department of Ecology	RCW 90.56
On-site Sewage Disposal	RCW 70.118	WAC 246-272
Pesticide Application Act	RCW 17.21
Pesticide Control Act Pesticides and Fertilizers - Dept of Agriculture	RCW 15.58 WAC 16.228
Phosphorus in Detergents	RCW 70.95L	none
Public Lands Act	RCW 79.01
Puget Sound Water Quality Protection Puget Sound Action Team	RCW 90.71	WAC 400-12
Reforestation	RCW 76.12
Regulation of Recreational Vessels	RCW 79A.60
Sales and Leases of Public Lands and Materials	RCW 79.12
Salmon Enhancement Program	RCW 77.95
Salmon Recovery Act Governor's Salmon Recovery Office	RCW 77.85.150
Shoreline Management Act Department of Ecology Shorelands and Environmental Assistance	RCW 90.58	WAC 173-26
Solid Waste Management--Reduction and Recycling Act Department of Ecology Solid Waste	RCW 70.95
State Environmental Policy Act	RCW 43.21A	WAC 197-11
Stewardship of Nonindustrial Forests and Woodlands	RCW 76.13
Used Oil Recycling Act	RCW 70.95I
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Model Litter Control Act Department of Ecology Solid Waste	RCW 70.93
Water Pollution Control Act Department of Ecology Water Quality Program	RCW 90.48
Watershed Planning Act Department of Ecology Watershed Planning Act	RCW 90.82
Worker and Community Right to Know	RCW 49.70	WAC 296-62

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